Lucas then ordered the rest of the division ashore. Sheeran later joked that they did so without complaint, likely hoping that he and his buddies would change their minds. As the 45th Infantry Division completed its drive on Munich, the unit was ordered to liberate the Dachau concentration camp. Battles & Campaigns of World War II Combat load of Infantry SoldierSicily On 30 January 1944, when VI Corps advanced from the beaches, it encountered heavy resistance and took heavy casualties. One possible method of researching his assignments is to start with the morning resorts for the last unit to which he was assigned, which would be the HQ & HQ Company 290 Infantry Regiment. Headquartered mostly in Oklahoma City, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. . [45] For the next few months the 45th Infantry Division was mostly stuck in place, holding its ground during repeated German counterattacks, and subjected to bombardment from aircraft and artillery.[39]. In Section 1, Item 1, where it asks which items you are requesting, please check Other and specify that you want the entire file. History. [39] The division crossed the Danube River on 27 April, and liberated 32,000 captives of the Dachau concentration camp on 29 April 1945. The following month, the division landed in Sicily, where it engaged Axis troops in combat. Markham. [92], In preparation for the deployment, the division was sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana, to begin training and to fill its ranks. He described often witnessing similar behavior by fellow, Orders from unit commanders during a mission. On 23 May, VI Corps, now commanded by Major General Lucian Truscott, went on the offensive, breaking out of the beachhead to the northeast, with the 45th Division forming the left half of the attack. It went over to the attack, 23 May, crossed the Tiber River, 4 June, outflanking Rome and withdrew for rest and training on the 16th. ", It appears that most of the regiment remained in the Dachau vicinity until, 20 July, when the regiment embarked by train for Camp St. Louis. On the second incident, Captain John T. Compton ordered Italian soldiers to be lined up and shot; the officer claimed he had only been following orders and was acquitted. With few provisions, almost 2,000 inmates died during the circuitous route that took them from Thuringia through Saxony to Czechoslovakia and into Bavaria. [80] Instead of comprising units from several states, the post-war 45th was an all-Oklahoma organization. These were the 7th Infantry Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, the 24th Infantry Division, and the 25th Infantry Division, which were all under the control of the Eighth United States Army. Your relative might have been told at the time that his unit was liberating a Dachu camp and it just stuck that it was "the" Dachu camp instead of one of its many sub camps. Company Morning Reports. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 He died in 1966. [48] Men of the 45th Division were the first Allied troops to reach the Vatican. His photos seem to point to him potentially being in the 45th Infantry.We know he entered as a private and within 6 months was a Master Seargent. My father, Charles Joseph Capra's records were burned up in the Armory fire in St. Louis. Please type your message and try again. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience as we balance mission-critical work and the safety of our staff during the pandemic. No record of Clarence E. LaHayne in the June 1945 Roster of the 45th Infantry Division nor. & 3rd Battalions), 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat [50], The 45th Infantry Division participated in its fourth amphibious assault landing during Operation Dragoon on 15 August 1944, at St. Maxime, in Southern France. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Naples-Foggia. The 45th Division was deployed on the southeastern side of the beachhead, along the lower Mussolini Canal.[45]. The 45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Scouts, was an element of the Philippine Division, U.S. Army, based at Ft. McKinley. While Sheeran's unit was climbing the Harz Mountains, they came upon a Wehrmacht mule train carrying food and drink up the mountainside. Up till now everything was basically small scattered pieces to the puzzle. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. After linking up with the British Eighth Army, which had advanced from the south, the combined force, under the 15th Army Group, commanded by British General Sir Harold Alexander, was stalled when it reached the Gustav Line. On 16 February, a major German attack struck the 45th, and nearly broke through the 179th Infantry on 18 February. German soldiers began surrendering to the Allies in large groups; 325,000 soldiers and civilians . Raymond, Allen D. 1st Battalion, 272nd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division 200. I know it is old but thought Id try to reach out. This Native American symbol became the division's insignia in 1939. Horrible images. [8] The 45th Infantry Division was then based around the 157th, 179th, and 180th Infantry Regiments. [103] Though the division was no longer an "All-Oklahoma" unit, leaders opted to keep its designation as the 45th Infantry Division. The Seventh Army was being disbanded and Patton had been appointed Military Governor of Bavaria, placing the matter in his hands. Short version, I know that my father was transferred from the Army Air Corps to the infantry, I don't know to what division, in the winter of 1944, when the Allies were lined up along the Rhine. [86], At the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the U.S. Army looked to expand its force again to prepare for major conflict. & 01.11.1944-10.11.1944 & 01.12.1944-14.02.1945 & 05.03.1945-22.03.1945 As I turned to look over the prison yard with unbelieving eyes, I saw a large number of dead inmates lying where they had fallen in the last few hours or days before our arrival. In conjunction with the reenacting unit is a Venturing Crew of the Boy Scouts of America, allowing members of the unit who are under 18 years of age to participate in events. Rosters. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience as we balance mission-critical work and the safety of our staff during the pandemic. "On 20 May, the Regiment was incorporated under the Dachau Area, Command. But the mule drivers were shot and buried in the holes they had dug. The Division fought defensively along the German border, withdrawing to the Moder River. Thank you for posting your request on History Hub! These forts had been designed by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1893 to block access to the plain of Alsace. NPRC expects to eliminate this portion of the backlog by fall 2022, and restore their pre-pandemic response times of under ten days for these requests later this fall. [39] The division was then reassigned to V Corps, under the command of Major General Leonard T. Gerow, for its next advance. [49] The 45th moved north to the Sarreguemines area and smashed through the Siegfried Line, on 17 March taking Homburg on the 21st and crossing the Rhine between Worms and Hamm on the 26th. Washington, DC 20024-2126 Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. In retaliation, the 245th Tank Battalion sent nine tanks to raid Agok. [10], The 45th Infantry Division engaged in regular drills but no major events in its first few years, though the division's Colorado elements were called in to help quell a large coal mining strike. These cars were an assortment of odd boxcars, some of which were locked, and some were coal-car type. Some of the victims apparently had died only hours before the 45th Division entered the camp, while many others lay where they had died in states of decomposition that overwhelmed the soldiers' senses. [39] The division captured Munich during the next two days, occupying the city until V-E Day and the surrender of Germany. We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. The 45th Infantry Division in World War II: An Unofficial Guide to Resources Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. You can not post a blank message. One story I often share to illustrate how we have to look at the stories left by soldiers and their families helps illustrate the problem. The first major German counterattack came in early February, was against the British 1st Division. The terrain was difficult and the weather was poor in the region. [112] Around that time, the 45th Infantry Division relinquished command of Old Baldy Hill to the 2nd Infantry Division. Please check NARAs web page about, The U.S. Raymer, Joe US Navy 419. like the original poster my grandfather was originally in the army air corp as a belly gunner in I believe the B24, but was transferred to infantry after a perforated eardrum. The 45th in this time was regarded as one of the better-trained National Guard divisions. Sheeran claimed to have participated in numerous massacres and summary executions of German POWs, acts which violated the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 and the 1929 Geneva Convention on POWs. OMPFs and individual medical reports for soldiers of the U.S. Army who served during World War II and who separated from the service before 1960 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis. The 45th Infantry Division was a National Guard Unit. [16] In August 1941, the 45th Infantry Division took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers, the largest peacetime exercises in U.S. military history. I also examined the lists of names in the History of the Third Infantry Division without success. However, everyone at that time had heard of Dachu so it is what stuck in people's minds. [55] On 17 February the division was pulled off the line for rest and training. 1st Cavalry . In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the, , proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. By 12 September, the Seventh Army linked up with Lieutenant General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army, advancing from Normandy, joining the two forces at Dijon. [80] Its colors were returned to Oklahoma on 25 September of that year, formally ending the division's presence in Korea. This tool uses JavaScript and much of it will not work correctly without it enabled. PFC Donald E. Thompson, member of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, per the 29 June 1945 Roster of the. If you havent already done so, we suggest that you request a copy of his, . In World War II, following stateside training at Camp Barkley, Fort Sill, Camp Devens, the 45th Infantry Division landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943. In the first two cases, dubbed the Biscari massacre, occurred on 14 July 1943, American troops from C Company, 180th Infantry Regiment, were alleged to have shot 74 Italian and two German prisoners in Acate following the capture of an airfield in the area. [107] The division suffered its first casualty on 11 December 1951. [39] The advance continued, with Aschaffenburg falling on 3 April, and Nuremberg on the 20th. You did what you had to do.". [102] Additionally, in an effort to reduce the burden on the National Guard,[n 2] troops from the division were often replaced by enlisted and drafted soldiers from the active duty force. [6] The division was formed and federally recognized as a National Guard unit on 3 August 1923 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 45th Infantry Division of the United States Army was a major formation of the Oklahoma Army National Guard from 1920 to 1968. [54], After the crossing was complete, the division was relieved from V Corps and assigned to Major General Wade H. Haislip's XV Corps. Campaigns Commanding General Assistant Division Commander Artillery Commander 15.08.1944 Entry: 88092 Subject: EDWARD JAMES LAMBERT. [21] It then moved to Pine Camp, New York briefly for winter warfare training, but was hampered by continuously poor weather. This tool uses JavaScript and much of it will not work correctly without it enabled. [13] After a long process of reviewing design submissions, a design by Woody Big Bow, a Kiowa artist from Carnegie, Oklahoma, was chosen for the new shoulder sleeve insignia. [24], The 45th Division sailed from the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation for the Mediterranean region on 8 June 1943, combat loaded aboard thirteen attack transports and five cargo attack vessels as convoy UGF-9 headed by the communications ship USSAncon. The 45th participated in its fourth assault landing, 15 August 1944, at St. Maxime in Southern France. Some of those photos match the area where Operation Dragoon was executed. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Dragoon was originally planned to coincide with the Normandy landings in the north, but was delayed until August because of a shortage of landing craft. These prisoners had apparently crawled out of the cars and had died on the ground. [49] The 45th, 36th, and 3rd Infantry Divisions were pulled from the line in Italy in preparation for Operation Dragoon (formerly Anvil), the invasion of southern France. I found that book on the 180th Regiment by George Fisher on line. Over the course of its history, the 45th Infantry Division sustained over 25,000 battle casualties, and its men were awarded ten Medals of Honor, twelve campaign streamers, the Croix de Guerre and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. So the stories that came down through the family where all about dad or grandpa's taking part in the D-Day landings on Normandy because they'd never heard about the ones in Southern France. 9, commanded by Major Kirk A. Meaders, and carrying personnel of, our Third Battalion and five Officers and 95 Enlisted Men of the 120th, When I have time, Jon, I will look through the General Orders of the 180th. In 1963, the formation was reorganized in accordance with the Reorganization Objective Army Divisions plan, which saw the establishment of a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Brigade within the division. [111], In the division's first few months on the line, Chinese forces conducted three raids in its sector. [62] The cremation ovens, which were still in operation when the soldiers arrived, contained bodies and skeletons as well. Dante's Inferno seemed pale compared to the real hell of Dachau. After brief inactivation and subsequent reorganization as a unit restricted to Oklahomans, the division returned to duty in 1951 for the Korean War. Anyways if you see this his name was Clarence LaHayne and he was enlisted. The 45th Infantry was originally a National Guard unit drawn from Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. . Some of the German troops were camp guards; the others were sick and wounded troops from a nearby hospital. See: Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953), Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Streamer, "Lt. 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View of a Clearing Station, somewhere behind Utah Beach, Normandy, taken June 6 - 7, 1944 - triage of Airborne casualties and patients . Slowly advancing through Italy, they fought in Anzio and the Beachhead breakout to the capture of Rome. [104][n 3], By the time the division was in place, the battle lines on both sides had largely solidified, leaving the 45th Infantry Division in a stationary position as it conducted attacks and counterattacks for the same ground. In the town of Dachau, German opponents of the regime, including a few escaped concentration camp prisoners, took over the town hall, but the local SS put down the small rebellion and executed those among the insurgents whom they caught. Immediately after Dachau's liberation, US Army authorities and other Allied representatives began treating the sick prisoners, implementing health and sanitary measures to curb the typhus epidemic, and bringing in tons of food to feed the starving prisoners. Under this Headquarters, the Regimental CP became the, George Fisher, in his superb "The Story of the 180th Infantry Regiment,", states "On June 9th, our Regiment was relieved of its mission of guarding, the Dachau Concentration Camp by the 72nd AAA Battalion. See, for instructions. When describing his first murder for organized crime, Sheeran recalled: "It was just like when an officer would tell you to take a couple of German prisoners back behind the line and for you to 'hurry back'. After entering the camp, the soldiers found boxcars filled with dead bodies of prisoners who had succumbed to starvation or last-minute executions, and in rooms adjacent to gas chambers they found naked bodies piled from the floor to the ceiling. [10] In 1937, the division's troops were once again called up, this time to help manage a locust plague affecting Colorado. The number of POWs taken by the 45th Division during its almost two years of fighting totalled 124,840 men. The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, most associated with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RL-SL. Division, 2nd Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, The division then defended the hill against a series of Chinese assaults from the Chinese 38th Army. TheDivision was pulled off the line for rest and training. Group, 21.10.1944-24.10.1944 & 01.11.1944-11.11.1944, 15.08.1944-18.08.1944 & 19.09.1944-27.10.1944 Just days before, about 2,000 inmates evacuated on a death march from the Flossenbrg concentration camp had arrived at Dachau and the SS guards had forced almost 7,000 Dachau inmates to move southward. Below is a list of colors and symbols, and what they mean. Will order it. [50] Against slight opposition, it spearheaded the drive for the Belfort Gap. The following month, the division landed in Sicily, where it engaged Axis troops in combat. Primarily I'm looking for a roster of the 45th Division, but also interested in the same for the 3rd Division. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Yeah, I've heard of that fire in 1973. Nevertheless, the Army officials in charge of this camp advised us that there were 50 of these cars in this 1 train and that at least 100 of these civilians had been jammed into each car . [42][44], One regiment of the 45th (the 179th Infantry) went ashore with the landings. [110] Chinese troops were well dug-in and better trained than the troops of the inexperienced 45th, and it suffered casualties and frequently had to disengage when it was attacked. The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, most associated with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. 1912 - 1946 for Army units that may include morning reports of the component units of the 45th Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division, as well as the 290 Infantry Regiment. Here follows a list of organic Medical Units, assigned to specific Divisions throughout World War 2: Medical Unit. I always felt there was more than a random reason he would have that, though his name\photo is not in the book. He also talked about some time in Italy and to the best of my knowledge (granted I am no expert) the 42nd was never in Italy. Best of luck with your family research! During World War II the 45th Infantry Division fought in eight campaigns in the European Theater of Operations, from 9 July 1943 through 11 May 1945. My mom remembers him talking about liberating concentration camps, and my grandmother remembers that he was artillery and she thinks he trained at Fort Sill. The reenacting unit attends living history displays and tactical events throughout the region. Due to drastic reductions in U.S. military spending following the end of World War II, these divisions were equipped with worn-out or obsolete weaponry and suffered from a shortage of anti-armor weapons capable of penetrating the hulls of the North Korean T-34 tanks. Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Southern France, Campaigns of the 45th Infantry Division: Rhineland. These offensives were conducted largely in order to secure a better position during the ongoing truce negotiations. I know that the 45th, the 42nd, and the 3rd Divisions swept down through that area. Send Email To NORA DREWRY. WW2 Order of Battle Medical Units. On April 28, the day before liberation, a train bearing about 40 or so railway cars arrived at the camp. Please type your message and try again. So he might have actually meant one of the subcamps which would increase the number of possible units. Headquartered for most of its history in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. [52][53] Soldiers of the 45th Infantry Division engaged the dispersed forces of German Army Group G, suffering very few casualties. In his effects was a hard cover book, similar to school year books, of the 180 Infantry, 45th Division, published in Munich,1945. Division (less 3rd Battalion), 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry [105] The division was put under the command of Eighth Army's I Corps for most of the conflict. 1st Cavalry Medical Squadron. [11], The division's original shoulder sleeve insignia, approved in August 1924,[12] featured a swastika, a common Native American symbol, as a tribute to the Southwestern United States region which had a large population of Native Americans. During World War I, Colonel A. W. Bloor, commander of the 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, tested and deployed a code, using the Choctaw language in place of regular military code. Nora Drewry wrote on January 10, 2014. As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they found tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners in deplorable conditions. In addition to burying the dead, the Allied forces attempted to help and comfort the survivors with food, clothing and medical assistance. Artillery and the four Artillery Battalions) and did not find his name. [11] The onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s severely curtailed its funding for training and equipment. In later interviews with Charles Brandt, he divided such massacres into four categories: During World War II, the 45th Division fought in 511 days of combat. Major General Roy Hoffman took command in 1931, followed by Alexander M. Tuthill, Alexander E. McPherren in 1935, and William S. Key in 1936. We have every reason to believe him, because he was not the kind to tell stories just to make himself look good. Lucas then moved the rest of the 45th Division to the left-center of the perimeter, at Aprilia and along the west branch of the Mussolini Canal. That's the most information, all in one place, nailing things down to a specific place and time, that I've seen on Dad. Allied intelligence estimated that the island was defended by approximately 230,000 troops, the majority of which were drawn mostly from weak Italian formations and two German divisions which had been reconstituted after being destroyed earlier. Error: You don't have JavaScript enabled. Our History Department collects Veteran information for this website and the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. [35] After this, the division was allocated to drive towards Messina, being ordered by the Seventh Army commander to cover the distance as quickly as possible. [94][98] Following its arrival, the division moved to the front line to replace the 1st Cavalry Division, who were then delegated to the Far East reserve, having suffered over 16,000 casualties in less than 18 months of fighting. However, please note that these records are not online and NARA is not staffed to do this level of research for you. The muster rolls often indicate which unit a soldier is transferring from when he is first noted on the muster rolls as transferring to the unit. 45th Infantry Division. The proximity of the US Army gave hope to the prisoners in the camp and to anti-Nazis outside it. [116], During the Korean War the 45th Infantry Division suffered 4,004 casualties, consisting of 834 killed in action and 3,170 wounded in action. [94] Its anti-aircraft and armor assets were used as mobile artillery, which continuously pounded Chinese positions. The Moder River were coal-car type by the 45th Infantry Division 200 as. 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